The U.S. Postal Service is warning people to avoid placing checks and other sensitive financial information in blue collection boxes amid a rise in mail theft and check washing schemes.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Mail theft and check fraud are soaring, costing an estimated $21 billion in 2023, ...

A postal carrier in Culpeper was arrested on Tuesday on more than three dozen charges related to mail that local residents ...

Federal law enforcement officials say a surge in mail theft and violent crimes against mail carriers includes a 139% increase in reports of high-volume mail theft from receptacles between 2019 and ...

An arrest has been made after a series of mail theft cases, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Investigators worked with the United States ...

A former U.S. postal inspector is expected to plead guilty to stealing over $330,000 from packages. The packages were mailed by elderly victims of lottery scams and were intercepted by the inspector.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A former Tallahassee postal worker pleaded guilty to several charges including theft of a mail key, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Taija Avion Smith, 25, pleaded ...

The Rancho Cordova Police Department is cracking down on mail theft with new technology and by working with the U.S. Postal Inspector Service. Police Chief Matthew Tamayo showed CBS13 the real-time ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former postal worker in Knoxville has been arrested after deputies say they found nearly $1 million worth of stolen checks inside his car. But local authorities say there's a mail ...

The Rhode Island U.S. Attorney’s Office said three former U.S. Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty for their roles ...

Austin police have arrested six people and dismantled what they described as an "organized criminal operation" responsible for mail theft, identity fraud, narco ...